This offhand comment from a biologist deserves immortality.
She wondered about genetic drift.
Or maybe the reverse is more meaningful.
He never wondered about genetic drift.
Epitaphs
My Epitaph Collection (vol. 7)
No more fooling around.
Next time I come back as a cat.
My Epitaph Collection (vol. 6)
Death comes to all of us and yet.
They told me to expect the unexpected but here I am.
My Epitaph Collection (vol. 5)
This might describe me. I hope no one thinks it’s the whole story.
She lived at the corner of Skepticism and Rebellion.
My Epitaph Collection (vol. 4)
For the last word in petty revenge,
Not even the dog will miss him.
My Epitaph Collection (vol. 3)
On my optimistic days, the epitaph I favor is
The adventure continues…
My Epitaph Collection, cont.
I can see having this on my headstone. (Except that I won’t have a headstone.)
Wait! I’m not done yet!
My Epitaph Collection
I am a casual collector of potential epitaphs. My current favorite happened by me during an email exchange at work:
Not without a few errors, but provocative nonetheless.
The original comment referred to a scientific paper. Way too good to waste there!
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